it's a bootup password. The sony is so old, and theres one on ebay for 30 dollars. I'd trash it before I'd contact sonyit's a bootup password. The sony is so old, and theres one on ebay for 30 dollars. I'd trash it before I'd contact sony

it's a bootup password. The sony is so old, and theres one on ebay for 30 dollars. I'd trash it before I'd contact sonyit's a bootup password. The sony is so old, and theres one on ebay for 30 dollars. I'd trash it before I'd contact sony

it's a bootup password. The sony is so old, and theres one on ebay for 30 dollars. I'd trash it before I'd contact sonyit's a bootup password. The sony is so old, and theres one on ebay for 30 dollars. I'd trash it before I'd contact sony

You could check under the RAM compartment, under the ram might be the cmos battery which can be taken out and left for 5 minutes then reinserted.Take a look at this link, i don't know if any resembles yours but browes through it. you won't beleive what you will find on this site.http://www.eserviceinfo.com/browse.php?i...

You could check under the RAM compartment, under the ram might be the cmos battery which can be taken out and left for 5 minutes then reinserted.Take a look at this link, i don't know if any resembles yours but browes through it. you won't beleive what you will find on this site.http://www.eserviceinfo.com/browse.php?id=43

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Bios passwords on laptops are only over rode by the the manufacture. This is because they are easy theft items. IBM for instance have a government contract so they will never offer you support for that. You can prove ownership to Sony they may have a master password. Good luck though not heard any company yet that will give that info over the phone. There is NO work around for a that other than Sony doing it.

Sony Vaio PCG and some Vaio VGN Series use the last 7 digits of the laptop serial number to calculate the bios master password. The serial number for a Sony Vaio is often located on the bottom of the laptop on a white sticker. The serial number may also be found by removing the battery and checking in the battery compartment. The link to unlockbiosrecovery.com below works on the following models:
PCG-C, PCG-F, PCG-GR, PCG-GRS, PCG-GRT, PCG-GRV, PCG-GRX, PCG-GRZ, PCG-N, PCG-NV205, PCG-QR, PCG-R, PCG-SR, PCG-SRX, PCG-TR, PCG-V, PCG-VX, PCG-X, PCG-Z, VGN-B, VGN-FS, VGN-S, VGN-T, VGN-TX1, VGN-X
I use http://www.unlockbiosrecovery.com/Unlock_Sony_Bios.php
For $20 they use the last 7 digits of the laptop serial number to calculate the bios master password and then email it to you in an hour. They guarantee it to work and you can call them if you have a question.

With the last 7 digits of your serial number visit http://www.unlockbiosrecovery.com/Unlock_Sony_Bios.php and for $20 they will supply you with the bios master password for your Sony laptop that will clear any bios password set. They guarantee it to work or your money back. They do most laptops like Dell, HP, Compaq, Sony, Samsung, Fujitsu, etc.

The BIOS one can usually be eliminated by disconnecting the battery and shorting the terminals, if necessary, then plugging the battery back in.
The administrator pass work can sometimes be gotten around by pressing the F8 while loading,then changing it.
The most undesirable option is to reformat and buy another OS.
Sorry for the hard time.